Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)

He  tells the story of two friends, Mun-ho (Yu Ji-tae, the enemy of Oldboy)  and Hyeon-gon (Kim Tae-woo), who find themselves after a gap of several  years and spend a few days together. Hyeon-gon just returned from America, where he hoped to become a successful filmmaker. Returning  as a failure, he visits his friend Mun-ho, who gave up his artistic  efforts years ago in return for the safety of marriage and art education  at a university. It  is immediately clear that there is tension and jealousy between them,  and soon the conversation turns to Seon-hwa (Seong Hyeon-a), a woman  whom both met years ago. After each of them have their own private flashbacks, they decide to go visit it. The rest of the movie is the Hong classic - uncomfortable clashes,  drunken confessions and sexual misconduct - though not exactly as we are  accustomed to. Although  not as rewarding as other characteristics, woman is the future of man,  proof again is unparalleled when it comes to honestly exposing the  weaknesses of the male psyche, particularly with regard to women,  relationships and sex.

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